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You know the authors'names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing.

William Strunk, Jr. first used his own book, The Elements of Style, in 1919 for his English 8 course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk's class at Cornell, and used "the little book" for himself. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk's book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.

Foreword

ix

Introduction

xiii

I. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE

1

(14)

Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding's

1

(1)

In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last

2

(1)

Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas

2

(3)

Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause

5

(1)

Do not join independent clauses with a comma

5

(2)

Do not break sentences in two

7

(1)

Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation

7

(2)

Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary

9

(1)

The number of the subject determines the number of the verb

9

(2)

Use the proper case of pronoun

11

(2)

A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject